Food Academy- Making fresh pasta.

Once you have done this once, you will discover how easy it is to make your own pasta. This recipe is for egg pasta. Alternatively you could substitute the egg for tomato paste, blended spinach, beetroot juice or even squid ink to get a more tasty and colourful pasta.
Use only high grade/premium/ bakers flour as it has the gluten required. Knead until soft and stretchy.
Boil in lots of salted water for 2-3 minutes and serve immediately.

Making Pasta

Egg Pasta

Ingredients

·      Strong flour (lots of gluten), 1 cup

·      Salt, ½ tsp

·      Olive oil, 2 tsp

·      Eggs, 2 (beaten)

Method

1.    Sieve the flour and salt together.

2.    Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the oil and beaten eggs.

3.    Mix and knead to form a smooth dough.

4.    Cover the dough and allow to rest at room temp for 30 minutes.

5.    Roll out and cut into required shapes.

Basic Tomato sauce

Ingredients

·      Onions, ½ ,diced

·      Garlic, 1 clove, crushed

·      Tomato, ½ tin

·      Bacon pieces

·      Fresh basil, 3-4 leaves, chopped

·      Salt and pepper

·      Olive oil

·      Parmesan cheese, ¼ cup

Method

1.    Heat up a small fry pan.

2.    Add a little olive oil and then fry the onions until soft.

3.    Add garlic and tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes.

4.    Add the Basil leaves, season and remove from the heat.

5.    Boil the fresh pasta for about 3-5 minutes in lots of salted water and drain.

6.    Arrange on a plate and pour the sauce over the top.

7.    Sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the top and serve.